名称:
A highly practical synthesis of the sialyl Lewis X pentasaccharide and an investigation of binding to E-, P-, and L-Selectins
摘要:
A practical synthesis of the sialyl Lewis X (sLe(x)) pentasaccharide, NeuAc alpha 2-3Gal beta 1-4(Fuc alpha 1-3)GlcNAc alpha 1-3Gal beta OEt (1), as a potential blocker for E-selectin has been described. The glycosylation of a trisaccharide acceptor, Fuc alpha(1-3)GlcNAc beta(1-3)Gal beta OEt, with a disaccharide donor, NeuAc alpha(2-3)Gal beta SMe, did not yield the desired sLe(x) pentasaccharide 1 at all. However, the glycosylation of a disaccharide acceptor, GlcNAc beta(1-3)Gal beta OEt, with a disaccharide donor, NeuAc alpha(2-3)Gal beta SMe, quantitatively yielded the tetrasaccharide NeuAc alpha(2-3)Gal beta(1-4)GlcNAc beta(1-3)Gal beta OEt. This tetrasaccharide is readily converted to the title compound in a high yield by fucosylation, followed by deprotection. The inhibitory activities of compound 1 toward the binding of the natural ligand (sLe(x)) with the E-, P-, and L-selectins were stronger than those of the sLe(x) tetrasaccharide. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd